Eagle Grange No. 1
Title
Eagle Grange No. 1
Title
Eagle Grange No. 1
Date
2001-05-05
County
Lycoming
Type
Roadside
Marker Location
Rte. 15 and E. Blind Road, Montgomery
Marker Text
Pennsylvania's first Grange, officially organized March 4, 1871, two and a half years before organization of the Pennsylvania State Grange on Sept. 18, 1873. The National grange (order of Patrons of Husbandry) had been established in 1867. Objectives of this and other Granges included cooperative purchasing, lowering of railroad rates, and rural free delivery. They pioneered in giving equal status to women. A grange hall was built here, 1887.
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“Eagle Grange No. 1,” The Land of Penn and Plenty: Bringing History to the Table, accessed April 16, 2024, https://pafoodways.omeka.net/items/show/6.